Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of, relating to, or suitable for a monarch; royal: Having the magnificent, dignified, or stately qualities associated with a king or queen.
   • Resembling or suggesting royalty; splendid; magnificent: Impressively grand or majestic in appearance or manner.

Usage

The adjective "regal" is used to describe a person, object, place, or quality that possesses the supreme dignity, authority, or magnificent appearance traditionally linked to royalty. It emphasizes grandeur, sovereignty, and noble bearing.

Examples

• Describing a person's appearance or bearing:
  • She has a regal posture that commands respect in any room.
  • The elderly statesman walked with a regal grace.
• Describing objects, places, or atmospheres:
  • They dined in the hotel's regal ballroom, under crystal chandeliers.
  • He was buried with regal honors.
• Describing qualities or abstract concepts:
  • She accepted the award with a regal nod of her head.

Advanced Usage

• "Regal authority/power": The supreme or sovereign authority of a monarch.
  • The constitution limited the once regal authority of the king.
• "Regal bearing/demeanor": A person's dignified and majestic manner of carrying themselves.
  • Despite his simple clothes, his regal bearing was unmistakable.

Variants and Related Words

• Regally (adverb): In a regal manner.
  • The queen waved regally to the crowd.
• Regality (noun): The state or condition of being regal; royalty.
  • The regality of the coronation ceremony was breathtaking.

Synonyms

• Royal: Belonging to or connected with a king or queen.
• Majestic: Having or showing impressive beauty or dignity.
• Imperial: Relating to an empire or emperor; majestic.
• Sovereign: Possessing supreme or ultimate power (often used as a noun for a monarch).
• Stately: Having a dignified, unhurried, and grand manner; impressive.

Antonyms

• Common: Occurring, found, or done often; ordinary.
• Humble: Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.
• Mundane: Lacking interest or excitement; dull; of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.

Idioms and Phrases

• To live in regal splendour: To live in a magnificently grand and luxurious style, like a monarch.
  • The retired CEO lived in regal splendour in his coastal mansion.
• A regal presence: An impressively dignified and commanding way of being that fills a space.
  • The actor had a regal presence on stage that captivated the audience.

Adjective

1. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
   • golden age of imperial splendor
   • purple tyrant
   • regal attire
   • treated with royal acclaim
   • the royal carriage of a stag's head